Topic of the Lecture

Technologies and Strategies for Achieving Excellence in Health Care for Indian Masses.  

Science, Technology and Innovation in Building a Knowledge Economy

Future of Science, Technology & Innovation 

13 July, 2018

STIP Forum Lecture: Pulse Revolution for Addressing Protein Malnutrition

Science, Technology and Innovation for Development: Role of Science Diplomacy. 

Speakers: Dr. Sune Kaur-Pedersen,Counsellor, Research & Innovation/Deputy Head, Innovation Centre, Embassy of Denmark, India, & Ms. Tania Friederichs, R&I Counsellor for India & Bhutan, Delegation of the European Union to India.
Chair: Dr. Bhaskar Balakrishnan, Science Diplomacy Fellow, RIS and Former Ambassador

31 October 2018

Topic: IPCC's 1.5-degree Report and the Future of the Paris Agreement: A debate on Science and Politics of Climate Change.
Speakers: Shri Rajani Ranjan Rashmi, Distinguished Fellow, Earth Sciences and Climate Change, TERI  &  Dr. Navroz K. Dubash, Senior Fellow, Centre for Policy Research and Coordinator, Climate Initiative.
Moderator: Dr. Chandra Bhushan, Deputy Director General, CSE

• Topic : "The Importance of Design in Building Sustainable Cities"
• Speaker:  Prof Helen Lochhead, Dean of the Faculty of Built Environment, University of New South Wales, Sydney

• Topic : " Science Movements in India"
• Speakers :
  1. Prof.V.N. Rajasekharan Pillai, Swadeshi Science Movement
  2. Dr. D. Raghunandan,   All India Peoples Science Network
  3. Prof. Dinesh Abrol, Delhi Science Forum
  4. Mr. Jayant Sahasrabuddhe, VIBHA 
• Chair :  Prof. M Jagadesh Kumar, VC, JNU

• Topic : " Science, Technology, and Society: The Challenge of Reaching Out"
• Speakers : Prof. M. Sai Baba, T.V. Raman Pai Chair Professor National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangaluru
• Chair :  Shri Gauhar Raza, Leading Science Communicator and Former Scientist, CSIR

• Topic     : Development of Solar Energy in India
• Speaker : Dr. Arun Kumar Tripathi, Director General, National Institute of  Solar Energy (NISE)

• Topic : Response to emerging infectious diseases in the context of urbanization and global warming: where is the Science gone?
• Speakers : Dr. Olivier Telle, Researcher at CNRS, France, currently affiliated with Centre de Sciences Humaines, Embassy of France, India. 
• Chair :  Dr. Dinakar M. Salunke, Director, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, New Delhi

• Topic     : Relationship between S&T and Evolution in Methods of Knowledge Production
• Speaker : Prof. Ravi B. Grover, Emeritus Professor and Former VC, Homi Bhabha National Institute and Member, Atomic Energy Commission.

21st STIP Lecture: Why India Needs to Strengthen its Quality Infrastructure?

• Topic     : Why India Needs to Strengthen its Quality Infrastructure?
• Speaker : Shri Gauhar Raza, Leading Science Communicator and Former Scientist, CSIR

• Topic     : Financing Renewable and Clean-tech
• Speaker : Mr. Manish Chourasia Managing Director, Tata Cleantech Capital Limited
• Chair :  Shri R. R. Rashmi, Distinguished Fellow and Programme Director, TERI

Science, Technology & Innovation for Society

• Topic     : Science, Technology & Innovation for Society
• Speaker : Dr Shekhar C. Mande Secretary, DSIR & Director General, CSIR
• Chair :  Dr. Chandrima Shaha
  Professor of Eminence and Former Director, National Institute of Immunology and President-Elect, Indian National Science Academy

Innovation and policy in the Energy Revolution: some insights from Europe

• Topic     : Innovation and policy in the Energy Revolution: some insights from Europe
• Speaker : Prof. Michael Grubb
  Research Director and Professor of Energy and Climate Change, University College London

• Topic     :IT Skills Training through Spoken Tutorials for Education and Employment
• Speaker : Prof. Kannan M. MoudgalyaErach and Meheroo Mehta Advanced Education Technology Chair Professor, Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay
• Chair: Dr Bhaskar Balakrishnan
  Seience Diplomacy Fellow, RIS

• Topic     :Vision and Works of Patrick Geddes: His Relevance in Today’s World

• Topic     :Space Technology & Applications for Development.
• Speaker : Prof. Kannan M. MoudgalyaErach and Meheroo Mehta Advanced Education Technology Chair Professor, Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay
• Chair: Dr Bhaskar Balakrishnan
  Seience Diplomacy Fellow, RIS

• Topic     :Engaging with Energy Innovation: A Personal Perspective
• Speaker : Prof. Ambuj Sagar, Head of the School of Public Policy, IIT Delhi
• Chair: Mr. Manjeev Singh Puri, Former Ambassador/Deputy Permanent Representative of India to the UN

Making of India’s STIP Policy 2020

• Topic     : Making of India’s STIP Policy 2020
• Speaker : Professor K. VijayRaghavan, Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India
• Chair: Mr Sanjay Kirloskar, Chairman and Managing Director, Kirloskar Brothers Ltd.

Speaker:   Dr. Somak Raychaudhury, Director,  Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA), Pune

Chair :  Prof. Patrick Das Gupta, Professor of Physics and Astrophysics, University of Delhi

Speaker: Prof. Ashutosh Sharma, Secretary, DST

Chair :  Dr. R. Ramanan,  Mission Director, Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), NITI Aayog

Digital Payments and QR Code: What Way Forward

Speaker: Prof. Deepak B. Phatak, Emeritus Professor, IIT-Bombay

Chair :  Dr. Kiran Karnik, Chairman, ReBIT and Former President, NASSCOM

Digitalisation in Engineering & Construction

Speaker: Mr. Amit Sharma, Managing Director, Tata Consulting Engineers Limited

Chair :  Mr. Ajay Shankar, Distinguished Fellow, TERI

Speaker: Dr. Abhay Jere, Chief Innovation Officer, Ministry of Education, Government of India

convener:  Dr. Nakul Parashar, Director, Vigyan Prasar

Speaker: Dr. Amitava Banerjee, Associate Professor in Clinical Data Science, University College London (UK) and Honorary Consultant Cardiologist, University College London Hospitals

Chair:  Prof. K. Srinath Reddy, President, PHFI

Speaker: Dr Renu Swarup, Secretary, Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science & Technology, Government of India

chair:  Dr. Vibha Dhawan, Director-General, TERI

Speaker: Dr.Ashutosh Upadhyay, Professor Department of Food Science and Tech. and Dean Academic, National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management (NIFTEM)

convener:  Dr. Debapriya Dutta, Sc. 'G' and Head, SEED Division and National Geospatial Program, DST, Government of India

Speaker: Prof. Dipankar Banerjee, Director, Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences (Uttarakahnd)

Chair:  Prof. Arnab Rai Choudhri, Dept. of Physics, IISc, Bengaluru

Speaker: Professor Chetan Singh Solanki, Professor, IIT Bombay and Founder, Energy Swaraj Foundation

Chair:  Dr. Bhaskar Balakrishnan, Science Diplomacy Fellow, RIS

Speaker: Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha, Secretary, Ministry of AYUSH

Chair:  Dr. Nakul Parashar, Director, Vigyan Prasar

Speaker: Dr. Ajay Mathur, Director General, International Solar Alliance

Chair:  Dr. Vibha Dhawan, Director General, TERI

Speaker: Dr. K Sridhar, Honorary Secretary, Neurological Society of India

Chair:  Dr. Nakul Parashar, Director, Vigyan Prasar

Speaker: Mr. Senapathy Gopalakrishnan (Kris). Co-Founder and Former Vice-Chairman, Infosys, Chairman, Axilor Ventures and Chairman, CII AI Forum and CII Start-up Council

Chair:  Professor K VijayRaghavan, Former Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India

Speaker: Mr. Nitin Desai, former Under Secretary General for Economic and Social Affairs, UN and Chairman, Governing Council, TERI

Chair:  Dr. Vibha Dhawan, Director General, TERI

Speaker: Dr Pravakar Mishra, Senior Scientist, National Centre for Coastal Research (NCCR)

Chair:  Dr. Nakul Parashar, Director, Vigyan Prasar

Speaker: Dr. Bhaskar Balakrishnan, Former Ambassador of India and Science Diplomacy Fellow, RIS

Chair:  Mr. Sunit Tandon,Director, India Habitat Centre

Speaker: Professor Dr Ingrid Schneider , Professor of Political Science, Department of Informatics, University of Hamburg, Germany

Chair:  Dr. Bhaskar Balakrishnan,Science Diplomacy Fellow, RIS

Speaker: Dr Shalini Singh, Director, ICMR- National Institute of Cancer Prevention and Research, Noida

Chair:  Dr Nakul Parashar, Director, Vigyan Prasar

Speaker: Professor Urbasi Sinha, Head, Quantum Information and Computing Lab, Raman Research Institute, Bengaluru

Chair:  Professor Ashutosh Sharma, President, INSA and Former Secratary, DST, Government of India

Speaker: Dr Raghunath Anant Mashelkar, FRS Former Director General, CSIR; Former President, Global Research Alliance and Indian National Science Academy

Speaker: Prof Abhay Karandikar, Secretary, Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India